Four monks from Labrang Tashikyil monastery in Gansu’s Sangchu county in the Kanlho Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, Chunggey Jinpa, Kalsang and Jamyang have been taken into custody, seized while out in the market. A fourth, Kalsang Monlam, also from Labrang, was detained separately. Their families have not been informed despite a Chinese law requiring authorities to inform detainees’ relatives within 24 hours.